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NAVADMIN 088/12

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SUBJ/FY12-2 AVIATION ACQUISITION CORPS UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICER MAJOR 
PROGRAM MANAGER ELIGIBLE SELECTION BOARD// 

REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/291651ZMAY09//
REF/B/DOC/SECNAV/21DEC11// 
REF/C/DOC/BUPERS/22AUG02// 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 165/09 - ESTABLISHMENT OF AVIATION ACQUISITION 
CORPS UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICER MAJOR PROGRAM MANAGER CAREER PATH.  
REF B IS APPENDIX G OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT (DAWIA) OPERATING GUIDE.  REF C IS NAVY 
MILITARY PERSONNEL MANUAL 1301-700 CH-21 - ACQUISITION CORPS.//

RMKS/1.  PER REFS A THROUGH C, THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY12-2 
AVIATION ACQUISITION CORPS (AC) UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICER (URL) MAJOR 
PROGRAM MANAGER (MPM) ELIGIBLE SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULED TO CONVENE 
7 JUNE 2012. 

2.  SIGNED APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE 
BOARD NO LATER THAN 9 MAY 2012.  ENDORSEMENTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS 
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  THE APPLICATION FORM AND ADDITIONAL SELECTION 
BOARD INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.NAVAIR.NAVY.MIL (SELECT 
ACQUISITION SELECTION BOARDS ON THE CAREERS MENU TAB).

3.  THE PREFERRED METHOD OF APPLICATION IS A PDF SUBMISSION RECEIVED 
VIA E-MAIL.  APPLICATIONS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED VIA MAIL AND FAX.  
    A.  SIGNED SCANNED APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL 
PER THE INSTRUCTIONS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE REFERENCED IN PARA 2.     
    B.  APPLICATIONS SENT VIA MAIL SHOULD USE THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
        COMMANDER, NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (AIR-7.3.6)
        FY12-2 AVIATION AC URL MPM ELIGIBLE SELECTION BOARD
        22095 FORTIN CIRCLE
        BLDG 1489 RM 206
        PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670-1549
    C.  FAX SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO 301-757-1526/DSN 757

4.  ELIGIBILITY:
    A.  AVIATION COMMAND SCREEN BOARD SELECTED.
    B.  AC MEMBERSHIP OR AC ELIGIBLE.  FOR AC ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES, 
48 MONTHS OF ACQUISITION TIME MUST BE ACHIEVED BY THE END OF THEIR 
COMMAND TOUR.  ACQUISITION CORPS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND 
ON THE NPC WEBSITE AT:  HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-NPC/OFFICER/
DETAILING/ACQUISITION/PAGES/DEFAULT2.ASPX.
    C.  LEVEL II DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
IMPROVEMENT ACT (DAWIA) CERTIFICATION IN ANY CAREER FIELD.

5.  MPM ELIGIBLE SELECTION WILL NOT OBLIGATE OFFICERS TO ENTER THE MPM 
ELIGIBLE ACQUISITION CAREER PATH.  OFFICERS SELECTED AS MPM ELIGIBLE 
MUST ACCEPT BY OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE PREPARED PER REF C.  OFFICERS 
WHO DO NOT ACCEPT BY OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED 
FOR FUTURE ACCEPTANCE INTO THE MPM ELIGIBLE PIPELINE.  OFFICERS WHO DO 
NOT ACCEPT MPM ELIGIBLE, OR NOT SELECTED, MAY CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR 
ACQUISITION BILLETS THROUGH NORMAL DETAILING PROCESSES OR SELECTION 
BOARD SCREENING.

6.  ACCEPTED OFFICERS WILL COMPETE FOR MPM COMMAND AND MAJOR 
ACQUISITION SHORE COMMAND (FRC, DCMA), BUT WILL NOT COMPETE FOR 
AVIATION MAJOR OPERATIONAL COMMAND.  JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER (JSO)/JOINT 
QUALIFIED OFFICER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO O7 WILL BE WAIVED VIA 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WAIVER PER REF C FOR OFFICERS NOT ABLE TO 
COMPLETE JSO REQUIREMENTS DUE TO ACQUISITION-RELATED EXPERIENCE 
REQUIREMENTS. 

7.  POINTS OF CONTACT:  
    A. CAPT PATRICK HERRING, AVIATION AC URL COMMUNITY MANAGER, AT 
(301) 757-6203 OR VIA E-MAIL AT patrick.herring@navy.mil. 
    B. LCDR HOLLY SHOGER, AIR-7.3.6, AT (301) 757-8480 OR VIA E-MAIL AT 
holly.shoger@navy.mil.

8.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//
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